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The article: Joyal, C. C., & Carpentier, J. (2016). The Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors in the General Population: A Provincial Survey. The Jo
by potisje 11y ago
The article:
Joyal, C. C., & Carpentier, J. (2016). The Prevalence of Paraphilic Interests and Behaviors in the General Population: A Provincial Survey. The Journal of Sex Research, 0(0), 1–11. http://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1139034 http://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2016.1139034
Its abstract:
Paraphilic sexual interests are defined as unusual or anomalous, but their actual occurrence in nonclinical samples is still unknown. This study looked at desire for and experience of paraphilic behaviors in a sample of adult men and women in the general population. A secondary goal was to compare the results of two survey modes—traditional landline telephone versus online. A total of 1,040 persons classified according to age, gender, education, ethnic background, religious beliefs, area of residency, and corresponding to the norm for the province of Quebec were interviewed. Nearly half of this sample expressed interest in at least one paraphilic category, and approximately one-third had had experience with such a practice at least once. Voyeurism, fetishism, frotteurism, and masochism interested both male and female respondents at levels above what is usually considered to be statistically unusual (15.9%). Interestingly, levels of interest in fetishism and masochism were not significantly different for men and women. Masochism was significantly linked with higher satisfaction with one’s own sexual life. As expected, the online mode generated more acknowledgment of paraphilic interest than the telephone mode. These results call into question the current definition of normal (normophilic) versus anomalous (paraphilic) sexual behaviors.
- potisje 11y agoA merge of the most interesting tables (D = desire, E = experience, * = significant difference from the other group (men vs. women, internet vs. phone)): D (overall) D (men) D (women) E (overall) E (men) E (women) E (internet) E (telephone) Voyeurism 46.3 60.0* 34.7 34.5 50.3* 21.2 38.3* 30.4 Fetishism 44.5 40.4 47.9 26.3 30.1 23.2 31.5* 20.8 Exhibitionism (extended) 30.6 35.0 26.9 30.9 32.6 29.4 37.0* 24.2 Frotteurism 26.7 34.2* 20.7 26.1 32.4* 20.5 32.2* 19.2 Masochism 23.8 19.2 27.8* 19.2 13.9 23.7* 23.9* 14.2 Sadism 7.1 9.5 5.1 5.5 7.4 3.9 6.3 4.6 Transvestism 6.3 7.2 5.5 4.9 6.5 3.5 5.7 4.0 Exhibitionism (strict) 4.5 5.9 3.4 5.0 7.8* 2.7 5.2 4.7 Sex with child 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.7 0 Others NA NA NA 3.6 4.8 2.5 5.9* 1.0
- jessaustin 11y ago[deleted misinformed speculation]
- potisje 11y agoYou caught a typo of mine. I flipped the Others and Sex with child values for E (women). Corrected.
- Redoubts 11y agoHow are they defining "Fetishism", precisely?
- tzs 11y agoHere is a copy of that table at pastebin: http://pastebin.com/HhXt8Nba http://pastebin.com/HhXt8Nba This may be easier to read on some browsers.
- tzs 11y agoFor most of those, D > E, which is what I would expect. There are only two exceptions. For women E(extended exhibitionism) > D(extended exhibitionism), and for men E(strict exhibitionism) > D(strict exhibitionism). What are extended exhibitionism and strict exhibitionism, and why do more people experience these than desire to?
- justifier 11y agofrom the paper.. they fail to explicitly define strict, but it is implied from the survey question: 4. Exhibitionism: “Have you ever been sexually aroused by showing your genitals to a stranger who was not expecting this?”; but the paper does explicitly define extended: An additional item—“extended exhibitionism (couple) which refers to having sex with a partner in front of other people or where you are at risk of being seen so i think you can get from this that strict implies solo, and extended implies multiple participants which draws a clear line as to why more experience than desire: fulfilling a fantasy of at least one less than the number of the participants
- JulianMorrison 11y agoMen and women have equally freaky sexualities, and equally strong sex drives. AFAIK this is settled science by now. Women are justifiably terrified of being attacked, slut shamed to the extent of losing their career or custody of their own kids, blamed for their own rape/assault, or trapped by abusers. This has a tendency to cramp their style.
- potisje 11y agoThere are significant differences. See the table I just posted.